Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 98.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama is 98.6%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 98.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 1999.
That places Panama 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.0% | — |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 86.7% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.0% | 98.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Maldives 98.9% compare
- 30 Colombia 98.8% compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 98.4%
- 33 Cape Verde 97.5% compare
- 34 Bhutan 96.8% compare
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama was 98.6% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.